Original DARK WATER Motion Picture Set For DVD Release June 21
HOUSTON, April 29, 2005?ADV Films, the #1 producer-distributor of anime in North America, today announced the DVD release of the original Japanese motion picture Dark Water on June 21, 2005, just days before the Touchstone Pictures adaptation hits theaters across the United States and Canada.
Dark Water is based on the original novel by Koji Suzuki, ?the Stephen King of Japan,? who wrote the best-selling Ring series. The film is directed by Hideo Nakata, who not only directed both Japanese Ring adaptations but also helmed Dreamworks? remake of Ring 2.
Nakata has been called ?the spiritual godfather of Japanese horror? (Entertainment Weekly), and the acclaimed director was even named one of Time magazine?s 100 Most Influential People in 2004. Nakata is credited with helping to usher in a new era of smart, suspenseful, and visually rich horror films. ?In his thrillers, Nakata concentrates less on the explosion of the time bomb than on the ticking inside it; abstract images on a videotape, an aquarium tank full of dead fish, water stain spreading on a ceiling? (Time).
?Dark Water is a classic example of what a director can do effectively with skill and imagination without spending millions of dollars on special effects,? said John Ledford, president, CEO and co-founder of ADV Films. ?We are proud to present the work of this outstanding director to American moviegoers.?
The Touchstone Pictures adaptation of Dark Water stars Jennifer Connelly and John C. Reilly. Directed by Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Central Station) and produced by Bill Mechanic (Coraline), the US remake opens in theaters July 8.
Synopsis: Yoshimi Matsubara is fighting to gain legal custody of her five-year-ld daughter, Ikuko. Under pressure to find a place of their own, the two settle for a dark and musty apartment. But little do they expect what lies ahead. Already insecure and uncertain about her future with her daughter, Yoshimi is haunted by the life-like murky water dripping through the ceiling and walls which gets worse day by day. Even more bothersome are the random and unlikely reappearances of a small red bag, which once belonged to a little girl who mysteriously disappeared two years before. Though she desperately struggles to find the strength within herself for Ikuko?s sake, her horror intensifies as she comes closer to discovering the connection between these events. She is ultimately tested in an intensely driven climax where she faces the worst of her fears and expectations.
DVD Product Details
Running Time: 100 minutes
Age Rating: PG-13
CAT: DDKW/001
UPC: 702727090127
Pre-Book Date: May 24th
Street Date: June 28th
Format: DVD
SRP: $19.98
Product specifications and content configuration subject to change.
About ADV Films:
In the 12 years since its inception, ADV Films has become the #1 producer-distributor of Japanese animation (?anime?) for the North American market and has also developed a leadership position in the UK. With best-selling titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Robotech, Full Metal Panic, Hello Kitty and Azumanga Daioh, ADV Films' extensive catalog is fueling the popularity of anime around the globe. ADV Films' library also includes popular live-action science fiction programs such as The Jim Henson Company's Farscape, the nationally syndicated Gene Roddenberry?s Andromeda and the Saturn Award-nominated Mutant X.
Parent company, A.D. Vision, Inc., encompasses a multitude of complementary media divisions, spanning publishing, television, licensing and merchandising and continues to expand into new areas. Its Anime Network? is America's first and only television network dedicated to bringing anime and anime-related programming to consumers nationwide via digital cable 24 hours a day. The company has two publishing arms: Newtype USA, the premier anime and manga monthly magazine, and ADV Manga?, dedicated to publishing graphic novels. Headquartered in Houston, the company has offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit www.advfilms.com.
Posted on Friday, April 29, 2005 (Archive on Sunday, May 29, 2005)